Iraq Oil Minister Reopens Jordan Pipeline Talks

An Iraqi delegation visiting ‘Amman in early November was not only there to talk to the IMF (see p16), but also to talk to the Jordanians about the proposed new oil pipeline which is to run from Basra along the Saudi border.

This revised route has been in discussion following the collapse in security in Anbar last year. Whereas a previous pipeline had been planned to go through central Anbar and supply both Syria and Jordan, this new...